FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY

FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY operates as a low-enrollment K-5 school in ORLANDO, Florida, one of the schools within ORANGE. Current enrollment sits at 507 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY is one of 272 schools operated by ORANGE, a district that caters to 207,778 students overall.

Demographically, FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY shows that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 11% Black, 11% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY logs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 43.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,719 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY is one of 286 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 216,813 students).

The closest other public school is COLONIAL HIGH, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FORSYTH WOODS ELEMENTARY has fell 17%, going from 608 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 82% to 74% across the same window.

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